Camp Randall Stadium - Madison, WI - College Football Stadiums on Waymarking.com

Camp Randall Stadium is a landmark, originally constructed in the 1910s.

On gamedays, the pre-game festivities start early. The area of Regent St, between Park St and the stadium will be a great start for any fan. All the bars and parking-lots-turned-beer-gardens are filled with loud, loyal Badger fans. All of them either broadcast the game on TVs or thru radio play-by-play so if you do not have a ticket, you are still going to be in the thick of things.

There are NO stadium affiliated parking lots without parking permits, so fans need to pay to park, anywhere from $7 to $30, depending on if you want to get parked in.


(taken from ballparks.com)
Camp Randall Stadium, built in 1917, is the home for Wisconsin's football team. The current capacity (76,129) ranks among the nation's largest school-owned stadiums.

Distinguished by its impressive double-deck structure and horseshoe design, Camp Randall Stadium has been the Badgers' facility since its opening game on Nov. 3, 1917. It has been host to 416 UW football games and attracted nearly 19 million fans.

Besides the field, Camp Randall houses the athletic department offices, lounges and study areas for student-athletes, as well as film, training and weight rooms and a display of football memorabilia.

The Stadium is the centerpiece of Wisconsin's athletic complex. Located on the same block on the west side of campus are the Dave McClain Athletic Facility, the state-of-the-art indoor practice building, and the Wisconsin Field House.

Wisconsin set a school record in 1994 when an average of 77,328 fans (99.5 percent of capacity) attended games at Camp Randall Stadium. Since Alvarez came to Madison, attendance at Wisconsin home games has improved 85 percent.

The UW has drawn more than 70,000 spectators to 72 games since 1970, including a record 80,024 against Michigan in 1978.

Success on the field has also been evident in Camp Randall Stadium. The Badgers have posted a 13-2-2 home mark the last three years.

Camp Randall Stadium and its grounds had a rich history prior to its affiliation with Wisconsin athletics.

In the days before the Civil War, the site was owned by the Wisconsin Agricultural Society, which held its annual state fair on the grounds. When hostilities broke out in 1861, the society gave the land to the government for a major military training center. More than 70,000 troops attended training drills at the Camp Randall complex.

After peace was restored nationally, the land was returned to state fair property. The fair later moved to Milwaukee, and Wisconsin's Civil War veterans urged the legislature to purchase the land. In 1893, the state presented the site to the university as a memorial athletic field.

Intercollegiate athletics began on campus in 1881, and football joined the scene in 1889. The first games were played on the lower part of campus. The stadium was built at its present site in 1913. A tragic collapse of the wooden bleachers in 1915 prompted the UW to make plans for concrete stands.

Two years later, a 10,000-seat concrete stadium was built with a grant of $15,000 from the state legislature. The rest of the money came from department revenues.

The first game played in the present Camp Randall Stadium was a thrilling 10-7 homecoming victory over Minnesota in 1917. Capacity of the structure has increased several times, jumping to 51,000 by 1951.

A revision of the seating arrangements in 1955 boosted the capacity to 52,788. In 1958, the running track was removed, the playing field was lowered 10 feet and capacity was increased to 63,435. A second deck on the west side was added in 1966, raising the capacity to 77,745. Restructuring in the student section in '94, lowered capacity to its present level of 76,129. The facility is designed so that all seats point toward the center of the field, providing excellent sight lines.

The Communications Center, which is one of the Midwest's best facilities for working media, was built after the1966 season. The three-level structure includes areas for media, game personnel, department officials and patrons.

Facility improvements have been continued into this decade with the installation of an artificial turf playing field in the summer of 1990 and a computerized scoreboard and message center added in 1992.

College Team that calls this Stadium Home: University of Wisconsin - Badgers Stadium Capacity: 80,321 Stadium Opened: 11/03/1917 Fan store?: yes Venue's Address / Team URL: [Web Link] Guided Tours: Not Listed

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